How to Use to hand in a Sentence

to hand

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  • She was released on bail and ordered to hand in her passport.
    Mike Toole, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • Choosing not to hand over a phone during errands doesn’t mean every outing is easy.
    Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026
  • Congress is happy to hand out goodies to win votes in their constituencies.
    David Frum, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026
  • Another plan — to hand out trophies to winners in their seats — was also nixed.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 17 July 2026
  • The Supreme Court is slated to hand down more decisions on Tuesday, when its term ends.
    Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Princess Kate was the one to hand over the iconic Wimbledon trophy over the Sinner.
    Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 12 July 2026
  • Andrea was supportive from the start, driving Taylor to Nashville to hand out demos of her singing karaoke.
    Sophie Dodd, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026
  • Kalyani never followed up, so the five stuck with their original plan to hand out copies to those entering the hall for the keynote, leading to their ouster.
    Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026
  • By late this year, an advertiser should be able to hand Meta a URL and a budget and walk away.
    Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • Paramount had every opportunity to hand over records and answer a few basic questions.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 8 July 2026
  • It was reported that FBI agents asked them to hand over their mobile phones and electronic devices.
    Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
  • The original decision to hand Baloguin a red card was, at best, terrible.
    Mac Engel july 5, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 July 2026
  • Skepticism is highest at the exact moment companies are most likely to hand the decision to a machine and walk away.
    Lisa Curtis, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
  • The stiffest confrontation of the evening came when CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer took the stage to hand out the night’s awards.
    Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 25 July 2026
  • Peck, who pleaded not guilty, was released on bail and ordered to hand in her passport, CBS News reported.
    Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
  • So, as Major League Baseball pauses play and honors some of the best performers in each league, now’s a good time to hand out our first-half awards.
    Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
  • The Democrats’ bad brand, and their willingness to hand influence to outside groups to paper over it, has increasingly become a problem for them this year.
    David Weigel, semafor.com, 22 July 2026
  • Perhaps he would have been pinch hit for in a close game, but when there is breathing room, the Phillies might take the opportunity to hand Marsh more experience.
    Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 27 July 2026
  • Our Campus Ambassador Program doesn’t simply ask students to hand out flyers or post on social media.
    Jay Feinberg, Forbes.com, 23 Feb. 2026
  • The other category is seeing what the state and the county can do on their own without the evidence that the federal government is refusing to hand over.
    Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026
  • Won’t verifying everyone’s age force all users to hand over sensitive identity documents?
    Ravi Iyer, Time, 18 July 2026
  • The night shift manager, son of The Club’s property manager, pauses his online blackjack game to hand over a duplicate fob.
    Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
  • However, Silver said there was evidence of a flagrant foul and implored Engelbert to hand down the punishment.
    Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 15 July 2026
  • When the sisters make a new deal to hand over Maggie’s newborn child to be brought up by Evelyn, the sisters have to contend with the devastating consequences.
    Paige Bruton, semafor.com, 1 July 2026
  • But recently, in a separate case, a judge ordered the federal government to hand over materials related to Good’s death.
    Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026
  • Beyond the price tag, the job involves child supervision and classroom safety, which are responsibilities no school official is likely to hand off to a machine anytime soon.
    John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • Fire departments have also partnered with the APA to hand out buckets so consumer fireworks users can douse used fireworks, reducing the risk of accidental fires.
    Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 30 June 2026
  • On Friday, prosecutor Scott Warfman detailed the brutality of the crime, urging the judge to hand down several life sentences.
    Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026
  • Parked along the side are food trucks, including Bald Guy Brew and Betty’s Biscuits, ready to hand out hot coffee and breakfast sandwiches with all the fixings.
    Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
  • So, in the end, commissioner Cathy Engelbert took the floor to hand over the MVP award, was drowned out in a wave of boos, and everyone left to get on with the rest of the season.
    Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 26 July 2026

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